Raju Srivastava was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh .
Satya Prakash Srivastava, known professionally as Raju Srivastava and often credited as Gajodhar, was an Indian comedian, actor and politician.
He moved to Mumbai in 1980s to work in Hindi film industry. He acted in Baazigar, Bombay to Goa, Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya among others. He contested in the comedy show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge and became the runner up.
Since 2014, he was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
In 2013, Raju along with his wife participated in Nach Baliye season 6, which is a couples dance show on StarPlus. He has also appeared on Comedy Nights with Kapil. He also appeared in Mazaak Mazaak Mein, a Hindi reality television talent competition.
Srivastav also participated in Bigg Boss (Hindi season 3), the Indian counterpart of the Big Brother (franchise). After staying in the house for more than two months he was voted out on 4 December 2009.
The Samajwadi Party fielded Srivastava from Kanpur Lok Sabha constituency for the 2014 Lok Sabha election. But on 11 March 2014, Srivastava returned the ticket, saying he was not getting enough support from the local units of the party.
Soon after complaining of chest pain, he suffered a heart attack on 10 August 2022 while he was working out in the gym. He underwent an angioplasty and was put on ventilator.
Swelling was observed in his brain during his treatment and he was also treated by neurologists. His condition was stated to be critical[20] ever since he suffered the heart attack, and on 21 September 2022, he died during his treatment in Delhi AIIMS.